After four bear attacks in 18 months, some legislators are eager to turn the table. It’s been 21 years since the last bear hunt in Florida and a top game official told a Senate panel Wednesday that could change.

Some members of the Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee say they’re eager to pass a law to give hunters the Okay to go after bears.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering what would be only the second bear hunt in the Sunshine State in two decades. Meanwhile, opponents across the state are digging in their heels.

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